Where does “Vít” come from?

Vít (Czech) comes from Icelandic víti, from Old Norse viti, from Proto-Germanic wītiją, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

Vít (Czech): to twine, to wind, to weave, to plait

Definitions

  1. to twine, to wind, to weave, to plait

Ancestry of “Vít”, step by step

Vít traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic víti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicvítihell; penalty
2Old Norsevitiindicator; token, mark, signal; beacon
3Proto-Germanicwītijąpunishment
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

via Latin Vitus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinVitusGiven name, equivalent to Vitus

Words derived from “Vít”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wītiją →Every word from Old Norse viti →